Goals

The interdisciplinary basic research on novel mechanisms of actions and pharmaceutical therapy concepts moves more and more to universities and academic institutions. The rational design of new drug candidates based on recent scientific results on their mechanism of action is a highly innovative field of basic research with a particularly high relevance for society. The entire spectrum of pharmaceutical and medical research is represented at FAU NeW – from the development and optimization of bioactive compounds and bioanalytics to applications and studies in clinical disease models. In addition to pharmaceutical substances, food components are also important bioactive compounds that interact with target proteins in the body creating a wide range of health effects.

Besides interdisciplinary scientific collaboration, FAU NeW aims to

• closely coordinate the interdisciplinary teaching in the educational programs Pharmacy, Food chemistry, Molecular science and Molecular medicine
• provide a structured post-graduation program for PhD students working in the field of FAU NeW in the Emil Fischer Graduate School
• boost the international visibility of research and teaching in the field of new bioactive compounds
• create a powerful instrumental infrastructure, particularly by setting up a Core Unit Mass Spectrometry/Formulation
• create interdisciplinary PhD positions working at the interface of different FAU NeW groups
• cooperate with other national and international research institutes engaged in similar goals
• reach out to the wide interested public by events and public relation measures transporting relevant FAU NeW topics